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Mozambique's president praises ties with China
Africanews
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August 18, 2025
Maputo Bridge in Mozambique has been connecting communities in the Southern African country's capital, significantly improving the city's road network and look. Built by China, Katembe bridge shortened travel time from one half of the city to the...
Where Heritage Meets the Runway: 2025 Mastercard Luju Fashion Show
Eswatini Observer
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August 17, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesUnder the golden Eswatini sunset, the 2025 Mastercard Luju Fashion Show unfolded like a love letter to African creativity — a night where fabric spoke, silhouettes told stories, and every step on the runway was a beat in the...
Mozambique opposition leader says new party approved
Modern Ghana
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Mozambique's main opposition leader, Venancio Mondlane, announced Friday that authorities had approved his new political party after a months-long dispute over the name. Mondlane upended Mozambique's political landscape last year when he drew...
Media Speculation
MENAFN
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August 15, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Kenmare Resources plc (“Kenmare” or“the Company” or“the Group”) 15 August 2025 Media Speculation Kenmare Resources plc (LSE: KMR, ISE: KMR), one of the leading global producers of titanium minerals and zircon,...
Tijjani Reijnders, Mohammed Kudus & Co - Five new signings who shone on the opening Premier League weekend
Transfermarkt - UK
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August 18, 2025
Immediate impact ©TM/IMAGO The Premier League returned with all its trademark intensity - and it didn’t take long for some of this summer’s new arrivals to make their presence felt. From debut goals that lit up stadiums, to commanding displays in...
Guinea-Bissau expels Portuguese media amid political turmoil, strained colonial ties
Business Insider Africa
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August 16, 2025
In a government decree issued on Friday, the administration of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló suspended the reporting activities of Portuguese state news agency Lusa and public broadcaster RTP Africa, including its radio arm, RDP Africa. Reuters...
SA reacts as Scotts Maphuma poses for photo with Julius Malema: "Bathini bona with Malema"
Briefly
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August 18, 2025
Amapiano musician Scotts Maphuma attended an Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) celebration Maphuma shared photos from the celebration where he posed with the party leader, Julius Malema, sparking supportive reactions Scotts Maphuma was previously...
Indonesian crew abandoned off Mozambique waters without food, denied freedom
The Jakarta Post
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Nine Indonesian crew members of a ship are in critical condition, stranded aboard a tanker ship off the coast of Beira, Mozambique. They are among a total of 12 seafarers on the vessel, which also includes three Pakistani crew members. The crew...
Two NEWF films named finalists ahead of the 2025 Jackson Wild Awards – the ‘Green Oscars’ of Nature Filmmaking
South Africa Today
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August 18, 2025
The Nature, Environment and Wildlife Filmmakers (NEWF) is proud to announce that two NEWF-supported films, ‘Wild Hope: Pangolin Protectors’ and ‘O mar para Analine (Sea to Analine)’, both set against a Mozambican backdrop, have been named as...
Trump administration cuts to terrorism prevention departments could leave Americans exposed
Insight News - Minnesota
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August 18, 2025
Staff at the State Department’s Office of Countering Violent Extremism and Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, which led U.S. anti-violent extremism efforts, were laid off, the units shuttered, on July 11, 2025. This dismantling of...
The VX Land Cruiser factor – why Africa is still poor
Daily Maverick
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August 18, 2025
The fuel queues across Malawi’s cities tell their own story of an economy and society in distress. The reason for the petrol shortage is not rocket science. It is also entirely predictable. The black-market rate of the Kwacha to the dollar is...
Children kidnapped by Islamists in Mozambique's forgotten war
Christian Today
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August 11, 2025
(Photo: Getty/iStock) Two weeks of Islamist violence have led to the displacement of around 60,000 people in Mozambique. Locals also say that the militants have abducted children. Ansar al-Sunna, which is aligned with ISIS, primarily operates in...
How to watch Carabao Cup 2025/26: live stream guide, TV channels and key dates
TechRadar
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August 12, 2025
2025/26's Carabao Cup live streams see Newcastle bidding to defend the title that secured them their first domestic major trophy since 1955. Below we have all the information on how to watch Carabao Cup 2025/26 from anywhere in the world with...
How to watch Premier League 2025/26: live stream guide, TV channels and key dates
TechRadar
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August 12, 2025
2025/26's Premier League live streams see Arne Slot leading Liverpool into the season as champions, with Man City, Arsenal, Chelsea and the rest all hoping to dethrone them. Below we have all the information on how to watch Premier League 2025/26...
Traditional healers arrested for 2023 murder, SA furious as Mozambican found with deceased's organs
Briefly
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August 11, 2025
Police arrested two Mozambican traditional healers in connection with a horrific murder committed in 2023 One of the men was arrested after he was found allegedly with the organs of 20-year-old Gontse Makhubela South Africans were annoyed that the...
Russia Bolstering Mozambican Economic Partnership
The News Chronicle
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August 11, 2025
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has held an in-depth discussion with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Mozambique Maria Manuela dos Santos Lucas in late July 2025. Maria Lucas served previously as the Co-Chairperson of...
Mozambique: Over 87 schools closed in Cabo Delgado due to upsurge in attacks
Macau Business
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August 7, 2025
At least 87 schools remain closed in Cabo Delgado due to recent attacks by extremist groups in the Chiure region of that northern province of Mozambique, which has been the target of an armed insurgency since 2017, local authorities announced on...
Stakeholders canvass for domestication of Maputo Protocol on Sexual and Reproductive Rights
Abuja Inquirer
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August 11, 2025
By Laraba MUREY Stakeholders have called for Nigeria to domesticate the Maputo Protocol on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights after a two-day meeting. The meeting brought together participants representing government agencies, civil society...
Stakeholders canvass full domestication of Maputo Protocol on sexual, reproductive rights
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 11, 2025
Stakeholders at a two-day capacity-building forum on strengthening the implementation of the Maputo Protocol on sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) in Nigeria have called for domestication of Article 14 the Protocol. Blueprint reports...
Mozambique Conflict Monitor Update: 6 August 2025 (14 July - 3 August 2025)
Zitamar
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August 7, 2025
By the numbers Data highlights in Cabo Delgado province (14 July - 3 August 2025) At least 14 political violence events (2,142 in total since 1 October 2017) At least 28 reported fatalities from political violence (6,151 since 1 October 2017) At...